Is Rum Finally Ready to Seriously Challenge Whiskey?
This episode of the award-winning podcast ‘Life Behind Bars’ looks at the recent rise of sipping rum and whether the category is finally poised to attract whiskey drinkers.
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After years of being lost in a sea of Coke and other mixers, rum is finally emerging as a sipping spirit. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? And can rum actually attract whiskey drinkers and collectors?
On this episode of the award-winning podcast Life Behind Bars, co-hosts David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum discuss these developments, including the rise of collectible pot still rums and the associated snobbery, as well as the recent fiery debates on social media among rum aficionados.
If you enjoy rum or whiskey, listen to this episode of Life Behind Bars right away. Cheers!
Life Behind Bars features Half Full’s editor Noah Rothbaum and its Senior Drinks Columnist David Wondrich as they discuss the greatest bartenders and greatest cocktails of all time. It won the 2018 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for the world’s best drinks podcast.
Edited by Alex Skjong